Igolochkoy

January 27, 2010

Rosita Johanson Adios Frida, 2005
Igolochkoy needle punch

I just learned, via a very nice customer email, about "igolochkoy" or Russian punch-needle embroidery. I mean, I already knew about punch-needle embroidery, but I didn't know its traditional roots were in Russia. (I need to get back to work on my needlework glossary.) My stitching curiosity piqued, I immediately searched the internets to learn more. I found traditional examples easily enough, but then found this very un-traditional example and hadta post it here. Embroidery is as embroidery does, people. And, you can use my patterns for punch needle!Y Yuh hunh!